Post: VA: personal injury case on hold

Posted by ko on 1/30/10

hellO! am in middle of personal injury case (we were at
point of settling). I had a lawyer and was at point of
settling when the emotional trauma of event kicked in and
I became unable to do just about anything anymore. Lawyer
was not empathetic (and in my opinion just not even kind
either) and I became unable to talk with him. he removed
himself from the case and I have been trying to heal self
emotionally, etc. Meanwhile the other side is pressuring
me to settle NOW. NOW NOW. The pressure is about to make
me feel like Snapping! it is too much to bear!!

I am trying to get the help I need to heal emotionally,
etc -- THEN I can go out and find another counsel and also
get the rest of the physical medical information
(treatments, etc) I need to be able to settle.

THe pressure from the other side is so strong on me that
it makes me feel sometimes, often, like just throwing in
the towel, so to speak...

but that seems silly (with having been so close to
settling) -- and also I have lg medical bills (and no
insurance) .

Is there any way to put a case like this on hold?

I need to be able to heal emotionally first before I can
even go out and find another counsel or be forced into
some kind of settlement!!!! I am not able at the moment to
leave the house!!

I really really for my personal sanity and well-being need
to find a way to put this case on hold -- but I even find
it extremely difficult (Everest...) to go trying to find a
lawyer to take the case, etc. (I also fear he/she may be
like the laast one, so un-sympathetic and ugh... OI
shudder. ugh.)

Honestly I don't like the whole legal process and would
actually, i think feel much better being free and able to
pursue my own healing on my own accord.... but it is a
lot of money I owe the hospital, etc. And, so here I am
in this case.

How can such a case be 'put on hold' (what is legal term
for that?)

I really need to do that at least, in some way?

Thank you for any help.

k.

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VA: personal injury case on hold, 1/30/10, by ko.